Dorney Court
Dorney Court from Wantage
From Wantage to Dorney Court and home again. It is 50.7 miles via the A417, A34 and M4, 59 minutes in clear traffic. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Dorney Court is Grade I listed. Historic England lists Wantage's Church of St Peter and St Paul at Grade I. Trains call at Didcot Parkway, 21 minutes from Wantage by road. Didcot Parkway station dates from 1841.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Wantage. The car brings you to the entrance of Dorney Court and stays close for the return. The Castle Hotel is 13 minutes away for lunch or tea. Back to Wantage is roughly 1 hour. Positioning from Oxford to Wantage is 33 minutes, built into the booking.
- Wantage to Dorney Court59 min, 50.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Dorney Court to Wantage1 hr, 51 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Dorney Court is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukChurch of St Peter and St Paul, in central Wantage, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Wantage by road is Didcot Parkway (DID), about 21 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgDidcot Parkway station opened in 1841.
Source: wikidata.orgPublic open afternoons on selected days in May, every day in June and late August; private group visits by appointment year-round
Source: dorneycourt.co.ukEarly Tudor manor of about 1440, Grade I listed, home of the Palmer family for 500 years.
Source: dorneycourt.co.ukHouse visits are guided tours of about an hour; specialist Connoisseurs' Tours also offered.
Source: dorneycourt.co.ukOn-site parking included with admission, entered from Court Lane, Dorney.
Source: dorneycourt.co.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Wantage to Dorney Court?
59 minutes (50.7 miles) via the A417, A34 and M4 in clear traffic; the return is roughly 1 hour.
When is Dorney Court open?
Opening: public open afternoons on selected days in May, every day in June and late August; private group visits by appointment year-round.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Taplow, 6 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Castle Hotel, 13 minutes away from Dorney Court.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.